When teachers abuse children

| I must start by saying that I have the utmost respect for teachers. Teachers have shaped me and enabled me to grow and become who I am. They have offered me the opportunities to discover who I am and supported me at crucial times in my life.

What I always find bewildering, as in this situation, is the Ministry of Education's response when a teacher allegedly abuses a student. The classical response is to transfer the teacher to another school. This denies the reality that this teacher may continue to abuse children in the new school. This investigation is not in the hands of the Ministry of Education, it is the hands of the Welfare and Police Departments. One

Similarly, the Welfare Department requires no notification or request to act. The Child Act mandates it to act to ensure the safety of this child and other children in that school. Not to mention the safety of children in the new school where this teacher has been transferred. This teacher is now a risk to all children under the his/her care.

Terms of service of teachers must be changed. Teachers must be hired on a year to year contract basis. That's the only way Malaysia can get teachers who are serious about their jobs.

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